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Belfast · 2021 — 第 8 / 14 章 · 2'21" · B1

Buddy and Moira Steal Chocolate, Explained：cut out for

Moira runs the heist like a professional: Buddy keeps Mr Singh busy with a Lemon Mivvi while she makes "a sweep" of the chocolate bars. He botches it, grabbing Turkish Delight nobody wants. "I'm not sure you're cut out for this," she tells him, the sting of a friend deciding you're not good enough.

あらすじ

At Mr Singh's corner shop in Belfast, Moira and Buddy put 'Operation Steal the Chocolate' into action. Moira orders a Lemon Mivvi so the shopkeeper has to bend down for the boxes, while Buddy is supposed to swipe a handful of chocolate bars. Mr Singh spots them; Buddy escapes with only a box of Turkish Delight.

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このシーンの表現

cut out for

naturally suited to something

After the wrong sweets are grabbed, Buddy decides his friend is not cut out for the job.

She is clearly cut out for leadership.

このシーンの他の表現

  • well done on

    praise for a specific thing

  • sweep

    one quick grab of everything

  • nicked

    stolen, pinched

  • youse

    you, plural (dialect)

  • buggers

    a mild insult for rascals

このシーンのメモ一覧

53 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ

表現 · A2no + -ing

used to forbid an action

No running, thank you.
表現 · A2well done on something

praise for a specific thing

An adult praises Buddy's maths specifically, not his whole character.

Well done on your maths.
表現 · B1save someone doing something

to spare someone an unpleasant state

It'll save you getting cold waiting outside our house.
表現 · B1keep someone talking

to hold someone in conversation

It's simple. We go into the shop and keep Mr. Singh talking down by the fridge.
表現 · A2part of the time

for some of the time

His head'll be down part of the time.
表現 · B1make a sweep

to grab everything at once

You stay at the front of the shop, and when you see he's not looking, you make a sweep.
文法 · B1when you see he's not looking

time clause: The when-clause sets the exact moment to act, not a general habit.

You stay at the front of the shop, and when you see he's not looking, you make a sweep.
表現 · A2near the till

close to the checkout

-What's a sweep? -A big grab for all the chocolate bars on that low shelf near the till.
表現 · B1get nicked

to be stolen

Sure he'll know they've been nicked if there's a big gap.
文法 · B1they've been nicked

passive voice: The passive hides the thief and puts the stolen bars in focus.

Sure he'll know they've been nicked if there's a big gap.
発音they've been

The v in they've fades fast and can sound like they been.

Sure he'll know they've been nicked if there's a big gap.
スラング · B1nicked

stolen — Casual chat only; too loose for formal writing.

Sure he'll know they've been nicked if there's a big gap.
表現 · B2get lifted by the police

to be arrested by the police Lift here means arrested, not raised.

I don't want lifted by the police.
スラング · B2lifted

arrested — Slang for arrested; never say it to the police.

I don't want lifted by the police.
表現 · A2all clear

no danger in sight

All clear. -No sweep.
表現 · B1swipe someone something

to steal something for someone Swipe here means to steal, not to swipe a card.

I might be able to swipe you a chocolate mousse -at the same time. -Okay.
スラング · B1swipe

to steal quickly — British slang for a quick steal; keep it casual.

I might be able to swipe you a chocolate mousse -at the same time. -Okay.
発音Good to see you

Practise reducing to to a light tuh and sliding see into you.

Hello, Mr. Singh. -MR. SINGH: Good to see youse.
スラング · B2youse

you, plural — Irish and Scottish dialect; informal only.

Hello, Mr. Singh. -MR. SINGH: Good to see youse.
表現 · A2coming right up

arriving very soon

MR. SINGH: Lemon Mivvi coming right up.
表現 · A2tell on someone

to report someone to an adult

She's gonna tell on us!
発音gonna tell

Gonna swallows the t; practise it as one word.

She's gonna tell on us!
表現 · A2something is on me

I will pay for it

The ringleader promises the Milky Bars are on him if they move fast, turning theft into a treat.

All you need is an in and out with a fast hand, and then the Milky Bars are on me.
文法 · B1All you need is

subject clause: The clause fronts what is needed, then names it as one simple thing.

All you need is an in and out with a fast hand, and then the Milky Bars are on me.
発音an in and out

Practise linking an, in and out into one smooth run.

All you need is an in and out with a fast hand, and then the Milky Bars are on me.
表現 · B2be cut out for something

naturally suited to something

After the wrong sweets are grabbed, Buddy decides his friend is not cut out for the job.

I'm not sure you're cut out for this.
スラング · A2da

dad — Irish for dad; warm and informal.

-Hey, Buddy, your da's home.

「Buddy and Moira Steal Chocolate」を読み解く

What's really going on

The comedy comes from how seriously the kids treat a petty theft. Moira talks like a heist-movie mastermind, "All you need is an in and out with a fast hand," and Buddy, desperate to impress her, goes along with a plan he clearly can't pull off. His failure lands as a joke about taste: the only thing he grabs is Turkish Delight, a sweet that, as the boys agree, "nobody likes." Under the slapstick is Buddy's need to belong. He's the small kid tagging along with a girl braver and quicker than he is, and her verdict, "I'm not sure you're cut out for this," is the kind of line a child remembers. The heist also ends on a turn: we learn Buddy's father has come home, out of nowhere, on a Wednesday.

Theme

Coming of ageBuddy tags along on a friend's scheme and learns, painfully, where his limits are.
FriendshipMoira's blunt verdict tests a friendship built on Buddy wanting to keep up with her.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A code name makes a petty crime sound official
  • Nicked and swipe are everyday slang for stealing
  • On me means the bill lands on the speaker
  • Not quickly enough quietly closes an excuse

発音のポイント

  • they've been — The v in they've fades fast and can sound like they been.
  • Good to see you — Practise reducing to to a light tuh and sliding see into you.
  • gonna tell — Gonna swallows the t; practise it as one word.
  • an in and out — Practise linking an, in and out into one smooth run.
I'm not sure you're cut out for this.

Moira's verdict: she doubts Buddy has the nerve or skill for the heist, a blunt way of saying he isn't the right type for the job.

All you need is an in and out with a fast hand, and then the Milky Bars are on me.

Her pep talk and her promise: one quick grab, and she'll treat him to Milky Bars afterward. Moira is clearly the one in charge.

She says anything, she's done for!

A boy's mock-tough warning: if the woman who saw them tells on them, she is finished. Bravery that is really childish panic.

I thought you said we'd just do a couple, so he'd never even notice.

Buddy, already scared, reminds Moira she promised a small theft the shopkeeper would never spot. He is the nervous one, not the mastermind.

このシーンについての質問

Why do the kids steal only a few chocolate bars?

Buddy insists on it. He's afraid a big sweep would leave an obvious gap on the shelf, and Mr Singh would know the bars had been nicked. He doesn't want to get caught.

Who tells on Moira and Buddy?

A woman on the street sees them run out and calls after them. The boys assume she'll report them to Mr Singh; one warns that if she says a word, she's done for.

Why does Buddy blame Moira when they're caught?

Panic. When a friend asks if he's proud of himself, Buddy answers flatly, "It was Moira," trying to push the blame onto her.

Why is Turkish Delight the punchline?

It's the one sweet everybody in the scene agrees is awful. Buddy risks everything and grabs the only thing nobody wants: "Who the hell eats Turkish Delight?"

Who is Moira in the scene?

The girl running the heist. She orders the Lemon Mivvi to distract Mr Singh, gives Buddy his instructions, and delivers the final verdict on whether he's cut out for it.

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